Memos Category
Published: Aug 5th, 2014
Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
I am pleased to announce a call for Faculty Enhancement Opportunity (FEO) Award applications for all faculty not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Please make this information available to faculty in your unit. Applications are due this Fall 2014 for awards in Spring 2015. This project is part of President Machen’s efforts to support and enhance professional development opportunities for the faculty.
Details of the FEO program and the application form are available at: […]
Published: Aug 1st, 2014
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President, General Counsel and University Secretary
The amendments to UF Regulations 3.0372 and 3.0375 were approved by the Board of Trustees on June 6, 2014 and the Board of Governors on July 9, 2014. The regulation amendments in their final form are now effective and have been published on the Regulations’ website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Published: Aug 1st, 2014
W. Andrew McCollough, Associate Provost for Teaching and Technology
Applications to establish, edit, or continue existing Distance Learning Fees for the Spring 2015 term are now being accepted through PeopleSoft. All departmental applications should be submitted no later than Friday, August 29th, 2014 and Dean’s approval is required by Friday, September 5th.
Tagging of sections with DL fees will be available beginning Friday, September 12th.
Policy, course eligibility and the process for applying and implementing a distance learning fee for a course is available here: […]
Published: Jul 31st, 2014
Thomas J. Mitchell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Michael McKee, Interim Vice President and CFO
In coordination with the University’s investable cash consolidation, we are preparing to implement the transfer to campus of non-endowed funds. All non-endowed fund balances will be transferred to campus on July 31, 2014 with an effective date of July 1, 2014. This transfer will be the cash balance as of July 1, 2014, less any transfers made between then and July 31, 2014. New non-endowed gifts received […]
Published: Jul 23rd, 2014
Dr. Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program is intended to enhance faculty collaboration that stimulates scholarly initiatives between SEC universities.
This initiative gives faculty from one SEC university the opportunity to travel to another SEC campus to: exchange ideas; develop grant proposals; conduct research; consult with faculty and/or students; offer lectures or symposia; or engage in whatever academic activities are agreeable to the visitor and host unit.
Travel dates for these visits must […]
Published: Jul 7th, 2014
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
On behalf of the Office of Human Resources Services, we are very excited to host this year’s New Faculty Orientation on Monday, August, 18 and Tuesday, August 19, 2014. This program will inform new faculty of the many services and resources available to them.
We have been communicating with your college designee to collect a list of new faculty. If the New Faculty Orientation forms for appointees have not already been completed, we ask that […]
Published: Jul 7th, 2014
Thomas J. Mitchell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs and Michael McKee, Interim Vice President and CFO
In coordination with the University’s investable cash consolidation, we are pleased to announce a process improvement for making non-endowed monies more readily available to campus retroactively effective July 1, 2014. All non-endowed gift monies and endowment spending transfers will be automatically transferred to campus and reside in the appropriate Fund, Department ID and Source of Funds in MyUFL (PeopleSoft).
Going forward, non-endowed gifts received will be […]
Published: Jul 3rd, 2014
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mark E. Law as Director of the University Honors Program, beginning August 16, 2014. Dr. Law will assume the duties and responsibilities of Dr. Kevin Knudson who will assume his role as Professor of Mathematics on August 16, 2014.
Dr. Law is currently Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering, Professor and past-Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received […]
Published: Jul 3rd, 2014
Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Please advise new department chairs and directors in your area of the upcoming Academic Administrators Leadership Seminar series (AALS) and encourage them to register.
The three part series is designed to bring together department chairs, directors, associate deans and deans in discussions about academic administrative management at UF, and to provide ongoing training and updated information about management issues particularly for those who are new to their administrative roles.
The sessions will cover basic management issues, […]
Published: Jul 1st, 2014
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
President Machen recently announced a salary increase plan for University of Florida faculty and staff (TEAMS and USPS) for 2014-15. Under this program, eligible faculty will participate in a 3.5 percent merit pool and eligible staff will participate in a 2.5 percent merit pool. Merit raises will be awarded based on criteria established by the colleges and units and will be effective July 1, 2014, for 12-month; August 7 for 10-month; and August 16 for 9-month active employees. In addition, all eligible faculty, staff, and […]
